MBB SE — Earnings Release 2008

Nov 10, 2008

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Corporate | 10 November 2008 08:30

MBB Industries AG: Third Quarter 2008 As Planned

MBB Industries AG / Preliminary Results/Quarter Results

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• Preliminary result of €1.01 per share after first nine months of 2008;
• €25.8m in liquid funds;
• Targeted goals for October confirmed: earnings per share for 2008 at more
than €1.30, with a group turnover of €190m.

Berlin, November 10, 2008 – According to preliminary figures for the third
quarter of 2008, MBB Industries AG (ISIN DE000A0ETBQ4), a holding company
specialising in medium-sized industrial companies with sustained value
growth potential, is now in line with its modified target from October.
Turnover for the quarter was €46m while earnings per share were at €0.31.
This compares with a turnover of €28m and earnings per share of €1.30 for
the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Of the figure 2007, €0.24
was attributable to the operating result, while €1.06 were due to one-off
effects. After nine months, MBB Industries has generated a turnover of
€141m (€70m in the previous year). Earnings per share for this period were
at €1.01 (€1.77 in the previous year including one-off effects). For the
year as a whole, MBB Industries has targeted a result of €1.30 Euro per
share and an increase in turnover of more than €190m. With €25.8m in liquid
funds and a net debt of €1.0m in the group as of the end of September, MBB
Industries has a comfortable level of available liquidity, sufficient to
enable further expansion of its portfolio.

About MBB Industries AG:

Since 1995, MBB Industries AG has maintained successful holdings in the
form of medium-sized industrial companies with sustainable value growth
potential. Our business model is based on a three-pillar structure,
comprising the acquisition of interests at favourable terms, subjecting
them to value-enhancing holding management, and releasing them in
high-yield sales. Right from the start, MBB Industries AG has achieved
above-average profitability, and continues to devote its efforts to
attaining unusually high yields in the future. MBB plans a turnover of
€190m for the year 2008, with more than 1,800 employees.

Further information on MBB Industries is available in the Internet at
www.mbbindustries.com.

Contact:
edicto GmbH
Dr. Sönke Knop
Zeisselstrasse 19
60318 Frankfurt
Tel. 069-90550551
E-mail: mbb@edicto.de
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Language: English
Issuer: MBB Industries AG
Joachimstaler Strasse 34
10719 Berlin
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0) 30 844 15 330
Fax: +49 (0) 30 844 15 333
E-mail: christof.nesemeier@mbbindustries.com
Internet: www.mbbindustries.com
ISIN: DE000A0ETBQ4
WKN: A0ETBQ
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf

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